Multiple Years in Prison For a Red Earth First Nation Man After Shootout With RCMP

A Red Earth First Nation man, has been sentenced, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a shootout with police two years ago.

25-year-old Mario Whitehead appeared in Melfort Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday (Sept. 29th), where he received a total of ten years in prison, but with credit for time already served, he will spend the next seven years and one month behind bars.

He was originally charged with Attempted Murder, but back in June, he pled guilty to Assault and six other charges.

Whitehead faced a total of 11 charges, stemming from an October 2015 incident, in which he exchanged gunfire with Carrot River RCMP members, outside a Red Earth residence.